Trump Doubles Down On ‘Disloyalty’ Comments

Saying that all Democratic voters — not just Jews — are against Israel...

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 20, 2019. Getty Images

JTA — President Donald Trump clarified who voters — Jewish or otherwise — are being disloyal to when they vote for Democrats.

“If you vote for a Democrat, you’re being disloyal to Jewish people, and you’re being very disloyal to Israel,” Trump said Wednesday as he left the White House for Louisville, Kentucky.

He also said of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and the minority freshman congresswomen known as The Squad: “They are anti-Semities, they are against Israel.” Tlaib “had a plan to greatly embarrass Israel,” he added.

Trump also said of The Squad: ‘They have become the face of the Democratic Party. In my opinion the Democrats have gone very far from Israel.”

He added, in comments certain to anger Israel supporters: “They want to take foreign aid away from Israel.”

Tlaib and fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar last week were barred by Israel from entering the country after Trump tweeted that Israel “would show great weakness” if it let in the two congresswomen. Israeli officials have denied that pressure from Trump led to the ban.

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